#315Fast track reform and parliamentary oversightIn this episode, Oliver, Nick and Bryce talk about the Fast Track Approvals Amendment Bill... more10 Dec 202524 MINS24:2410 Dec 2025
#314How mayors could replace regional councillorsIn this episode, Eric, Nick and Benno talk about the Government's proposal to abolish regi... more08 Dec 202527 MINS27:3708 Dec 2025
#313Housing Affordability: NZ at the Global Policy Frontier (Part 2) - From Heresy to ReformThis episode traces how Competitive Urban Land Markets (CLM) made the leap from dissident ... more04 Dec 20251 HR 28 MINS1:28:2704 Dec 2025
#312How New Zealand ends up writing off $700 million in corporate taxes every yearIn this episode, Eric talks to Oliver about a major loophole in New Zealand's tax system t... more03 Dec 202528 MINS28:1103 Dec 2025
#311Universities, democracy and cultural shifts: A farewell to Dr James KiersteadIn this episode, Oliver talks to James Kierstead and Damien Grant about James's departure ... more28 Nov 202531 MINS31:2228 Nov 2025
#310Housing Affordability: NZ at the Global Policy Frontier (Part 1) - Clarity Emerging from the MistsThe opening episode traces the intellectual and personal journey that gave birth to the id... more20 Nov 20251 HR 03 MINS1:03:3520 Nov 2025
#309Sir Ian Taylor on literacy, AI and what schools should teachIn this episode, Michael talks to Sir Ian Taylor, founder of Animation Research, about wha... more13 Nov 202538 MINS38:4713 Nov 2025
#308How better data could fix New Zealand's struggling health systemIn this episode, Oliver talks to Dr Prabani Wood about her research note "Better health th... more07 Nov 202517 MINS17:4707 Nov 2025
#307MMP After 30 Years: Time for Electoral Reform?In this episode, Oliver Hartwich talks to Nick Clark about his new report reviewing New Ze... more29 Oct 202540 MINS40:2029 Oct 2025
#306Sir Nick Gibb on what works in education reformIn this episode, Michael talks with Sir Nick Gibb, who served as England’s Minister for Sc... more23 Oct 202534 MINS34:0223 Oct 2025
#305Owning less to achieve more: Refocusing Kāinga OraIn this episode, Oliver talks to Bryce Wilkinson about his new report examining Kāinga Ora... more16 Oct 202520 MINS20:5116 Oct 2025
#304Why New Zealand's productivity lags behind small European nationsIn this episode, Oliver talks to Michael Johnston about New Zealand's productivity paradox... more09 Oct 202537 MINS37:1409 Oct 2025
#303Building Nations: What Canada’s First Nations can teach us about devolution and developmentIn this episode, Oliver talks to Eric Crampton, the New Zealand Initiative's chief economi... more01 Oct 202525 MINS25:2701 Oct 2025
#302What's driving grade inflation?In this episode, James talks to Craig Mellare and Abdul Razeed, senior lecturers at the Un... more25 Sep 202537 MINS37:1825 Sep 2025
#301Building cyber resilience in New ZealandIn this episode, Oliver talks to Sam Andrews, Chief Strategy Officer at Bastion Security, ... more18 Sep 202533 MINS33:0718 Sep 2025
